Tag: Watch Party
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Consumers are Using Co-Viewing Apps 20% More This Year Compared to 2020
The pandemic taught us a lot of things, and one of those was how to be resourceful even when we couldn’t hang out with friends in person. It was a great year for having virtual movie nights with friends remotely by using co-viewing apps to stream our favorite films. Those types of watch parties seem…
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Sling Watch Party is Now Available for iOS
After launching a Watch Party feature last September, Sling TV has now expanded the feature to iOS devices. Subscribers can now create and join Watch Parties on mobile to have a shared viewing experience on iOS devices. Paid subscribers can host watch parties and invite up to three guests to a single party for up…
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Hulu Watch Party is Now Available to All Subscribers
Hulu is celebrating the holiday season with a party – a Watch Party, now available to all subscribers, including those with Hulu with Limited Commercials or Hulu (No Ads) plans. With Watch Party, Hulu subscribers can create parties of up to 8 viewers to watch thousands of shows and movies together this holiday season. “With…
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Sling Watch Party: What to Watch with Friends & Family
Note: This post is in partnership with Sling TV. Last week, Sling TV introduced a new Watch Party feature that allows users to invite friends and family to a virtual hangout while chatting and watching a show or movie together. Through September 30, Sling is allowing Watch Party guests to join a Sling Watch Party…
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Sling TV is Beta Testing a Watch Party Feature
Today, Sling TV debuted a co-watching feature, allowing users to watch TV and movies with friends and family, wherever they’re at. Sling Watch Party allows users to watch with up to three other people and chat via text and video. With Sling Watch Party, subscribers can watch live and on-demand content from Sling Orange, Sling…
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Hulu Makes Watch Party Feature Available to All Users for the Pen15 Season 2 Premiere
In May, Hulu began testing Hulu Watch Party, a social feature allowing users to watch content with friends and family. At the time, the feature was only available to Hulu (No Ads) subscribers. Now, the streaming service is opening the feature up to all subscribers, including those with Hulu’s ad-supported plan, for a limited time.…
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Disney+ Site Source Code Points to Possible Watch Party Feature
Mentions of a “groupwatch” feature on the Disney+ may point to a future watch party feature for Disney’s streaming service. Gizmodo reported on the find earlier today and while Disney hasn’t made any official announcements about such a feature, it would make sense given similar options on rival services. The term “groupwatch” appears in multiple…
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Scener Now Allows Up to A Million Viewers to Stream Content Together
Today Scener and Agora Inc. announced a partnership with Agora’s real-time engagement platform powering Scener’s new Watch Party feature, enabling millions of viewers to simultaneously stream content together over live video chat. Up to one million participants can now simultaneously enjoy streaming content from Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+, Hulu, Vimeo or Funimation in…